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but we know neither justices souter nor stevens did that. they were both republican employees and went out during president obama's term. life circumstances can drive retirement decisions. so it's really not scientifically predictable or politically predictable. >> do you see any most likely candidates if another seat opens up under president obama? >> you know, i think if president obama, first of all, justice ruth bader ginsburg i think the pressure to replace her with another woman appointee would be enormous. we've made progress in getting a third of the court female and i don't think president obama or any president would want to go backwards on that. so some potential people for justice ginsburg, if you're looking at the likely women, there is kathy rutler the current white house counsel a very accomplished lawyer. caitlin hal igen whom president obama has nominated for the d.c. circuit would be another potential appointee. pamela harris the attorney general of california, very savvy, accomplished, politically savvy and accomplished la
but we know neither justices souter nor stevens did that. they were both republican employees and went out during president obama's term. life circumstances can drive retirement decisions. so it's really not scientifically predictable or politically predictable. >> do you see any most likely candidates if another seat opens up under president obama? >> you know, i think if president obama, first of all, justice ruth bader ginsburg i think the pressure to replace her with another...
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in addition to joseph masrala, there's also steven kline. kline is an ex-marine and has also been on the watch list of several hate speech groups, monitoring groups. for years he also has a program on that same broadcast operation that masrala runs. masrala and steven kline are whereabouts unknown right now. >> and mike, he's being questioned and talk about possible parole violation we've reported. but with regard to his security, might he have to be provided with security? and if so, do you know who would do that security for him? would give that to him? >> one would guess it seems to make sense that the people responsible for this video which has resulted in so much violence around the world right now would have some blow back. steven kline before he left told a local reporter he was leaving town because he had had believable death threats. we don't know of anything directly. but we also heard nakoula himself is not going back to his home into a suburb of los angeles about 25 miles east of the city. we don't know where he's going. but he h
in addition to joseph masrala, there's also steven kline. kline is an ex-marine and has also been on the watch list of several hate speech groups, monitoring groups. for years he also has a program on that same broadcast operation that masrala runs. masrala and steven kline are whereabouts unknown right now. >> and mike, he's being questioned and talk about possible parole violation we've reported. but with regard to his security, might he have to be provided with security? and if so, do...
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and ambassador stevens made the decision to go to benghazi. what problem may emerge here, he went to benghazi with inadequate security. we have to understand that our embassies are not protected and our ambassadors are not protected by the marines or by u.s. personnel all the time. they're protected by the local government officials that provide that security. and chris was known as someone who didn't like the envelope of security around him. i think the real issue here is not so much whether or not the president or the administration was at fault, but whether or not the senior management level at the state department did not do their job adequately to make sure that chris was adequately protected going into a zone that was clearly -- all of us knew was dangerous from the get go. after all, the british ambassador had just come under attack in benghazi a month and a half before chris lost his life >> yes. how do americans separate the facts from politics though, mark, in these kinds of situations from either side? the white house or the romney
and ambassador stevens made the decision to go to benghazi. what problem may emerge here, he went to benghazi with inadequate security. we have to understand that our embassies are not protected and our ambassadors are not protected by the marines or by u.s. personnel all the time. they're protected by the local government officials that provide that security. and chris was known as someone who didn't like the envelope of security around him. i think the real issue here is not so much whether...
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state department documents were released by house republicans, including a cable from ambassador chris stevens that was written a month before that deadly attack, where he said, warning prophetically that the attacks and the new violence in that country were not random, but were targeted, and discriminate. it's likely there will be some more litigating on the situation in libya. but particularly, the romney campaign believes it's economic message and its message of bipartisan leadership is one that resonates. they have a new ad out, and one other note, i was asking them specifically about the state of ohio, where this may all be decided, and barely two weeks from now, alex. they say while the early voting favors the president right now, that they are ahead of the early voting goals and they're pretty confident that if they can stay in this position, they will run away with it on election day. >> ohio, ohio, ohio. we will see. thanks very much from florida, though. we appreciate that, peter alexander. next let's check in on president obama's debate preparations today. we go to nbc's mike viquei
state department documents were released by house republicans, including a cable from ambassador chris stevens that was written a month before that deadly attack, where he said, warning prophetically that the attacks and the new violence in that country were not random, but were targeted, and discriminate. it's likely there will be some more litigating on the situation in libya. but particularly, the romney campaign believes it's economic message and its message of bipartisan leadership is one...
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the latest cinematic blockbuster of steven spielberg. we take note steven spielberg and wife kate cap shaw have donated almost $1.3 million. bill maher and morgan freeman both giving about $1 million to that same obama superpac. as far as congressional contributions, california democrat howard berman has received almost $425,000 either directly or through a super pac. when we last saw berman he was taking part in the debate. that is a congressman on the left. things got a little bit nasty there by the way. polls are showing berman losing his battle to remain in congress. those are your number once. live from democracy plaza here on weekends with alex witt. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going
the latest cinematic blockbuster of steven spielberg. we take note steven spielberg and wife kate cap shaw have donated almost $1.3 million. bill maher and morgan freeman both giving about $1 million to that same obama superpac. as far as congressional contributions, california democrat howard berman has received almost $425,000 either directly or through a super pac. when we last saw berman he was taking part in the debate. that is a congressman on the left. things got a little bit nasty there...
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. >> joining me e is steven batalio, the author of "election night." i'm so glad you're here. great excuse to play this old footage. it's so fascinating. >> the e-book that offers an enhanced version for the ipad or nook, there's over an hour of arkansas kooifl video of nbc election night coverage. we'll update it for 2012 in a couple weeks. >> that's exciting and worth the price right there. but other than technically speaking, what has changed in covering elections? >> it actually changed all that much in terms of the story telling. it's a tv show about getting up to 270 electoral votes. the characters change and the plots change. one thing you learn in the book is it gets faster. the tv in the 1952 clip that wasn't used to predict the results that night. it was a gimmick to sort of give it a futuristic feel. but computers became the way they counted votes as time went on. and by the 1970s and '80s, the results are coming in extremely fast. >> what are the events on election night that have been most affected by tv? >> well you have to look at 2000. the election where there
. >> joining me e is steven batalio, the author of "election night." i'm so glad you're here. great excuse to play this old footage. it's so fascinating. >> the e-book that offers an enhanced version for the ipad or nook, there's over an hour of arkansas kooifl video of nbc election night coverage. we'll update it for 2012 in a couple weeks. >> that's exciting and worth the price right there. but other than technically speaking, what has changed in covering...
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ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed and why it's taken so long for the details to come out. >>> when john kerry said, ask bin laden, is he better off? they're trying to spike the ball like they're kit killing bin laden, create a false narrative, and it ought caught up with them in libya. >> keep in mind, we had not heard from anybody who was in libya the night of the event. our committee has not had a classified briefing yet. it seems early to come to certain conclusions. >> we're going through a mission accomplished moment, 11 years after september 11th, americans were attacked on september 11th kbi trorists who preplanned to kill americans. that happened, and we can't be in denial. particularly when there are compounds all over the middle east that need to be legitimately producted at a level that security officials ask for. >>> joining me now, michael sfooel, former rnc chairman and msnbc analyst. michael, libya has become a leading talking point for mitt romney and paul ryan. >> i don't think they're politicizing it. i'm not saying that because folks expect me to sa
ambassador chris stevens and three others were killed and why it's taken so long for the details to come out. >>> when john kerry said, ask bin laden, is he better off? they're trying to spike the ball like they're kit killing bin laden, create a false narrative, and it ought caught up with them in libya. >> keep in mind, we had not heard from anybody who was in libya the night of the event. our committee has not had a classified briefing yet. it seems early to come to certain...
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. >> reporter: josh powell's father steven powell who was arrested on a count of child pornography and pled not guilty has been named a person of interest in this case. police say so far they have not been able to speak to him. meantime, later on today the focus will be on charlie and braden, those two boys who were murdered by their father. alex? >> nbc's miguel almaguer, thank you very much for the story. >>> up next, strategy talk in the fight of a contraception and the catholic church. is it a question of religious freedom or women's rights? >>> plus, in our three big business headlines, are americans ready to spend? you might be surprised by a new number just out. this is "weekends with alex witt." >>> well, everyone, will come back to "weekends with alex witt." mitt romney is trying to avoid a setback with the maine caucuses. romney and paul are holding events across the state. a report today suggests a very tight race between the two candidates. neither rick santorum nor newt gingrich is actively campaigning in the state. have have no events scheduled today. >>> we have new reac
. >> reporter: josh powell's father steven powell who was arrested on a count of child pornography and pled not guilty has been named a person of interest in this case. police say so far they have not been able to speak to him. meantime, later on today the focus will be on charlie and braden, those two boys who were murdered by their father. alex? >> nbc's miguel almaguer, thank you very much for the story. >>> up next, strategy talk in the fight of a contraception and the...
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steven craig powell took video of two young girls ages 9 and 8 as they bathed and played. they did not know they were being filmed. before announcing the sentence, the judge called him the ultimate creep of a neighbor. susan powell vanished in 2009 and has never been found. powell's son and her husband josh killed himself and his two sons in a murder suicide in february. >>> today both criticism and praise for president obama's announcement to grant relief from deportation to young illegal immigrants. >> there are americans in their heart, in their minds and in every single way but one, on paper. >> both sides of the aisle were agreeing that something has to be done, but this being politics is where the accord ends. joining me now, maria teresa kumar, and danny vargas, republican strategist and former chairman of the republican national hispanic assembly. good to see you both. thank you for being here. >> good morning. >> we are going with ladies first, the president's plan hurts the chances for a more permanent answer to immigration. how do you respond to that? is it a co
steven craig powell took video of two young girls ages 9 and 8 as they bathed and played. they did not know they were being filmed. before announcing the sentence, the judge called him the ultimate creep of a neighbor. susan powell vanished in 2009 and has never been found. powell's son and her husband josh killed himself and his two sons in a murder suicide in february. >>> today both criticism and praise for president obama's announcement to grant relief from deportation to young...
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the continuance of our engagement by wonderful employees of our government, like ambassador stevens, which we should be praising our government employees more than condemning them all the time and giving them the adequate resources, is how we have to remain engaged. mr. romney didn't even speak of any of that in his statement so far. >> we had yet more incidents of the green on blue shootings in afghanistan this weekend. green being military parlance for the indigenous forces. blue being its own. this follows friday's tdeadly attack. >> it's very challenge ing. i have always argued for the last two years the only reason to be in afghanistan is because of al qaeda in pakistan. that is what really we went there for in the initial place. all that said, we have to look at ourselves. 25,000, minimum 25,000 recruits were taken in, if not more. witho without, as you probably read, the correct type of follow on in terms of investigation of who they are and what they are and keeping a close eye on that. we are now going back and relooking at all those individuals. no. i would argue that our i
the continuance of our engagement by wonderful employees of our government, like ambassador stevens, which we should be praising our government employees more than condemning them all the time and giving them the adequate resources, is how we have to remain engaged. mr. romney didn't even speak of any of that in his statement so far. >> we had yet more incidents of the green on blue shootings in afghanistan this weekend. green being military parlance for the indigenous forces. blue being...
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steven says facebook will lose its charm in a few years. and david says, i bought 100 facebook at the market open and sold a few hours later and made 79 bucks. not what i expected. my only hope is public ownership will make the management stop imposing limitation on friending. keep talking to me. i'll read more of your response later. >>> california in crisis, why does the state have a chronic budget problem? i'll be asking the former governor of that state, gray davis, coming up next here on "weekends with alex witt." rv. [ merv ] thanks, other merv. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that really works! ...all taking losses. it looks like mr. clean has won everything. the cleaning games are finished? and so are we. okay, but i just took a mortgage out on the cabinet. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, with the mr. clean magic eraser extra powe
steven says facebook will lose its charm in a few years. and david says, i bought 100 facebook at the market open and sold a few hours later and made 79 bucks. not what i expected. my only hope is public ownership will make the management stop imposing limitation on friending. keep talking to me. i'll read more of your response later. >>> california in crisis, why does the state have a chronic budget problem? i'll be asking the former governor of that state, gray davis, coming up next...